Denny Hamlin earned his first pole of the season and will lead the field to green for Sunday’s (March 29) NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway.
It is Hamlin’s 49th career pole and his fifth at Martinsville. Hamlin is a six-time winner at the track, including last year’s spring race.
William Byron, the most recent winner at Martinsville, will start second and share the front row with Hamlin. Josh Berry, Ty Gibbs, and Shane van Gisbergen round out the top five. Austin Cindric, Carson Hocevar, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, and Chase Elliott will start in the sixth to 10th starting spots.
NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results at Martinsville
The Cook Out 400, the seventh race of the 2026 Cup Series season, takes place at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, March 29, with coverage beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
